Page 147 - Births and Deaths

147

Katharin Elizabeth Lucas was born

December the 6 th. 1835 in

Tippacanoe County Indiana

John Rogers Lucas was born

December the 5 th. 1837 in

Tippacanoe County Iindiana

The Deaths of my Brothers and

Sisters which Departeed there lives

some in Ohio and some in Indiana

Hester Ann Lucas Departed this life

July the 29 th. 1822 aged 1 year 8 month

Francis Asbury Lucas Departed this

life September the 4 th. 1822 aged

Six months and 22 days

Emily Francis Lucas Departed this

life July the 21 st. 1827 aged one

year 3 months 1 day

Benjamin Josiah Lucas deeparted

this life July the 11 th. 1829 aged one

year 3 months 29 days

Susan Brown Lucas Departed this

life august 18 th 1837 aged 7 years

8 months 3 days

Katharin Elizabeth Departed this

life the 19 of august 1837 aged one

year 8 months 12 days

Four of the former was buried in

the state of Ohio Muskigum County

Two of the latter was buried in

the state of Indiana Tippacane

County Tippacanoe Township

This I wrote on the 10 of September

1843 the of the Methodist prodestan

Camp meeting quite rainy

rain o rain o rain

Page 146 - Births

Sun 10 .th. 1843 of September 146

Harmon R Lucas was born

July the 12 th. 1819 in

Muskingum Count Ohio

Hester Ann Lucas was born

November the 21 st. 1820 in

Muskingum County Ohio

Francis Asbury Lucas was born in

February the 12 th. 1822

Muskingum County Ohio

Ruey Ann Lucas was born

September the 21 st. 1823 in

Muskingun County Ohio

Mary Jane Lucas was born

March the 6 th. 1825 in

Muskingum County Ohio

Emly Francis Lucas was born

May the 11 th. 1826 in

Muskingum County Ohio

Benjamin Josiah Lucas was born

March the 30 th. 1828 in

Muskingum County Ohio

Susan Brown Lucas was born

November 16 th. 1829 in Dresden

Muskingum County Ohio

Curtis Williams Lucas was born

June the 6 th. 1831 in

Tippacanoe County Indiana

Benjamin Franklin Lucas was born

December the 8 th. 1932 in

Tippacanoe County Indiana

Martha Ellen Lucas was born

May the 3 D. 1834 in

Tippacanoe County Indiana

Page 144 - Births

144

Mon 6. 1841 Harmon. R. Lucas was born the

12 of July 1819 in the State of Ohio in

Muskingum County I Resided there untill I was

in my 11.th. year of my age then I emigrated to

the State of Indiana where I Reside at this time

this being the 6 of September AD. 1841

Mon 6 1841 Maria Lucas was born May the 14 .1823

in the State of New york Livingston County

she Resided there untill in her 16 year of her age

then she emigreted to the State of Indiana Tippica

noe County Township where she Resides at this

this time this being the 6 of September A D 1841

Sun 3. 1842 Mary Allis Lucas was born

the 29 of March 1842 betwene 7 and 8 oclock

in the evening born in the state of Indiana

Tippacanoe County Tippacanoe Township its

weight is 7 pounds and a quarter this being

the 3 day of April 1842

Wednesday December the 20. 1843

Jane Gennings Lucas was Born Decemer the

20 the 1843 8 oclok in the evening weight 7 1/2

in the state of Indian Tippecanoe County

Tippicanoe Township

Page 127 - June 8, 1840 - Surveying

June the .8. 1840 Page 1.27

Mon 8 Clear this morning quite pleasant and nic

I laid up fence all day quite nice Har

Tue 9 Clear this morning quite pleasant I made

some rails then I went up and laid up

fence till noon and counted up my rails

I had 12 . 30 rails one the side of the lot

and 11 hundred on the south string in the

after noon I went to mill and got a bag of flo

Wed 10 Clear this morning quite pleasant in

the morning I went up to the shop then

I went and helped to run off our land

John Graves Isaac Klepinger Elijah

Timmons . Samuel pulver Cournal

Oiler the survyor and mee was at it

quite tired of it too we run we run half

a mile line betwene us thence we rune

back .80 rods thence east 80 rods thenc

we commenced at the section line thence

haf a mile mile West thence we came back

80 rods we ran thence half a mile south

betweene John Graves and Isaac best

we came back and started at the section

corner and run thence 40 rods west

thence south 80 rods thence east

40 rods we got done and thank god

for it for I lwas tired as I could be

Wed 11 Clear this morning quite pleasant all

day I drowd and laid up fence all day

quite warm and sweltry Harmon

Fri 12 Clear this morning quite pleasant

I drowd rails till noon then I broke

my ox bough tremendiously warm

it thundred some in the evening like

that we might have a rain after

night it rained it continued all night

Maria Mansfield was born May 14 1823

in the state of new york she now lives

in the state of Indiana Tippecane Co

Tippecanoe Township 1841 Harmon

Page 111 - March 4, 1840 - To Indiana

March the 4 . 1840 . Page 1. 11

Wed 4 Clear this morning the wind blew

hard I past Kirkville Mount ehy

Cumberland I past Collumbus at one

oclock my tole was 40 cts bill 87 cts

I got to Lafayette at dark I came 46

miles to day quite pleasant 1840

Thu 5 Clear this morning I came throug

Spring field at 11 oclock I got my

money at eanon I got to dalon at

dark my bill awas 75. tole 29 cts

I came 46 miles to day 1840

Fri 6 Clear this morning I started and

came to Eaton 24 miles off of daton

then to Richmond 16 mils I got

to the Indiana line at dark then I

came 4 miles further to richmond

My bill was 1. 37 cts I came 40 mils

the worst road I ever saw in my life

Sat 7 Clear this morning I started from

richmond and got to Shalells ville

and put up for the night My bill was

75. cts the road was quite muddy I

came 40 miles I got my hames at noon

Sun 8 Clear this morning quite pleasant

I started my bill was 87 cts I past

Indianapolis at four oclock I got 9

miles this side of it I got to a little

viledge the name of it was augusta

and put up the roads quite bad all

day I came 37 milss Harmon Lucas

Mon 9 Cloudy this morning but soon got clear

I got to kirklin at one oclock I got to

Jefferson at dark and put up quite

a bad road nind I tel you my bill

was 50 cts I road 38 miles to day

alas and did my saviour die or

did my sovren die a charge to keep

I have a god to glory fie 1840

Page 63 - May 7, 1839 - Barrel of Fish

May the 7. 1839 Page 63

Tue 7 Partly clear this morning thier is some frost

I furrowed out a while I finished sixteen

acres planting in the after noon I plowed

in the other eight acres quite warm R

Wed 8 Clear this morning in the fore noon

Father come home from Chiggo he got

one barel of fish which contains one hundred

and ten fish in the barel and two barels

of salt in the evening it clouded up and

had the appearance of rain it went round

to the east with heavy thundring and heavy

flashes of lightning I plowed for corn 1839

Thu 9 Partley Clear this morning but got some

hasy in the evening it clouded up and raind

a fine shower I plowed for corn all day

James Patterson and Mr. Coopers niece

was married to day 1839 Indiana state

Fri 10 Partly clear this morning some hasy and

cool it got quite warm and got some

cloudy in the evening and sprinkled some

I plowed for corn all day Harmon

Sat 11 clear this morning and quite pleasent

in the evening it clouded up and in the

night it rained some little I finished

plowing for corn against noon in the after

noon I furrowed owt for corn quite warm.

Sun 12 cloudy this morning and rained some it

got some broken some cooler than it was.

it continued raining by turns all day

I went over to Salem Meeting house to

Hear Mr. Wood preach after meeting I

went over to Timmons to Singing school

at four I went to meeting again but noen

Mon 13 Cloudy this morning and raining some quite

cool at nine it broke of and the sun shoen

out and was nearly clear the remainder

of the day I furowed ot for corne father

took down his wool to the emeshen

Page 29 - October 15, 1838 - Clothing Swap

October the 15. 1838 Page 29

Mon 15 cloudy part of the day some cooler

than common I worked on the canall

father got home at two O clock 1838

Tue 16 cloudy and a heavy frost this morning

Beard and fraiser had a fight old

beard came on with 8 hands and

went to work on the culbert he worke

till noon and gave it up for a dry

Job I worked on the canall 1838

Wed 17 some cloudy all day and cool easy work

on the canall I worked on the canall

Thu 18 cloud this and mist a little at noon

it raind hard for a while I traded

coats with dow Chism and gave eleven

Dollars to boot and .Robert hill

andnd Robert hodgens swapt even

Alfred toliver and thornton

Chevenger traded coat and thornton

Received 2.75 cents to boot 1838

and I trded pantaloons even with

Robert Chism dow and James

toliver traded wescots I worked 1838

Fri 19 cloud and cool all day I worked on

the canall 19 1838 Indiana 1838

father and mother started to shoney

Sat 20 tolerable clear till noon then it

got cloudy and cool I came home

against noon then I went out

and killed three wild hens so no more

Sun 21 clear and cool with a heavy frost

quite nice I went to meeten over

at the salem meeten house 1838

Mon 22 cloud this morning I started over to

the canall at day light it continude

so all day Mcenelld dide at night

we dell went to set up there

I worked half of the day 1838

Page 19 - July 23, 1838 - Doctor Law

July the Twenty third 1838 19

Mon 23 it is some cloudy this morning the sun

shoen out clear it was tollerable warm

all day I cradled wheat for us all day

Tue 24 the sun rose coear but in a few mome

it commenced thundring in the west

right smart and continued thundring

till about nine .O. clock in the morning

then it commenced raining some little

Dr. J. W. Law Respectfully tenders

his profession at services to the citizens

of Pittsburgh Indiana and the surround

ing contrys and hopes by strict attention

to his duties to merit and recieve a share

of the patronage of the publick he may

all ways be found in pittsburgh unless

absent on buisness of his profession

Pittsburgh July the 12 1838 H L

I plowed in the corn in the after none

Wed 25 clear this morning with the exception

of a little cloud in the west some thun

dring it has the apearance of fine weathe

it was quite warm all day I done one of

greatest days mowing for .Old Mr. Shigly

Thu 26 clear with the exception of little cloud and

some thundring in the west wind south

I mowed till noon and then I made hay

Fri 27 clear and quite warm this morning I

cradled wheat for old Mr. Shigley 100

Sat 28 clear and very pleasent only very

warm I cradled wheat till nine .O. clock

I Received a letter from my Cousin

Sun 29 clear and quite warm this morning I went

to the meeting house to hear Mr bruce

at eleven .O. clock about four .O. clock

got a fine shower I went to Mr Simese

to heat Mr. bruce preach right smart

of peopl out at it it broke away at

Page 1 - 1839 - Harmon Lucas, Tippicanoe

Harmon Lucas his book

this being on the 9 of November

1839 in the Stait of Indiana and

in Tippicanoe Township Tippicanoe

County in my 21 year from the

12 of July 1839 I have got a

reasonable portion of health at this

time and am very thankful of

itin glory be to the highest amen

for ever When I have been there

ten thousand thousand year 1839

The price of this Book is one

dollars and Twenty five cts bought

at Mr. MC Cormicks Store

in the town of Laffayette in the

year of our Lord- 1838 Harmon

Harmon R Lucas

William Henry Harrison

65 x 5 = 325 + 25 = 350

Harmon R Lucas

Harmon R Lucas Harmon

Wm Birch 19 1/2 . . . 58 1/2

I got 2 hogs and is to make 150 rails

I all so got one on the 50 cts that be owd

me 1844 Wm Burch Jun

Harmon R Lucas

10000 - 1805 = 8195 - 5400 = 2795 + 27 + 14 = 2836

27 + 14 = 41

8 x 22 = 160 +

3965 - 2836 = 1129 - 41 = 1088

Journal of Harmon Lucas - Cover

The Journal of Harmon Lucas

The journal of Harmon Lucas measures some 170 millimeters wide by 395 millimeters in length and 17 millimeters thick. The pages are divided by vertical lines at intervals of, counting from the left, 29, 129 and 146 millimeters. There is a margin of 19 millimeters at the top of each page, followed by horizontal lines at regular intervals of 9 millimeters to the bottom of the page, for a total of 44 lines. The folios are folded in half to form quires of twenty pages and sewn together with cord. It is covered, front and back, in thick cardboard. There are 105 leaves surviving, in part or whole, for a total of 210 pages.

I first saw Harmon's journal in the weeks after my grandmother, Zula Lucas Harris, died in 1966. I can only guess how she came into possession of the book. I can safely assume she got it from her father, William Lucas. Before that all is conjecture. Zula died at the age of seventy and was born in Kokomo, Indiana. Zula had one older brother, Chester, and their mother was Rebecca Ridgeway Lucas, who came to Indiana from Tennessee. So they came from the right part of the country, but William could not have been a descendant of Harmon. Harmon had only two girl children, Mary and Jane, neither of whom carried on the Lucas name to any more children. Harmon was born on July 12, 1819, in Ohio, he died on February 26, 1846, in Tippicanoe County, and his widow, Maria, died in Jones County, Iowa 48 years later to the day. Harmon's parents were Benjamin Lucas and Mary Rogers, and he had several siblings. My best guess would be that the book came through Harmon's brother, Curtis, who in turn may have been William's father. I have not investigated my family history all that well. Anyone who wants to do the research for me is welcome. I know that the family, William, Rebecca, Chester, and Zula Lucas, moved to Riverside in Southern California around 1900, and were joined by some cousins who became railroad men and firefighters in Bakersfield, California. Many members of the Lucas family still reside near Lafayette, Indiana. Other descendents have dispersed around the globe, and I have brought Harmon's book from Southern California, through Nevada, to Oregon.

Harmon did not seem very concerned about spelling, punctuation was almost unknown, and he used capitals erratically. He often employed shorthand grammar, and he ended sentences abruptly at the edge of the paper. At the time that he bought and wrote in the book, he seems to have been motivated first by an effort to record the weather. Other observations crept in with time. Then he turned to recording his financial transactions, and working up ideas about the Methodist church. Later still the book became a child's playtoy and scratch pad, with scribbles and ripped pages. Some pages have been torn out entirely! Harmon probably had no idea he was leaving a record for posterity. Given that this is not a photo reproduction, I have still tried to preserve the general format and his idiosyncratic spelling.

The inside of the front cover has been used at various times, by various hands, in ink and pencil, to practice penmanship, to calculate sums, and to take notes. For the sake of completeness, the doodlings recorded there, from top to bottom, and left to right, somewhat resemble the following:

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2035

900 + 900 + 500 + 500 + 700 + 500 = 4000 + 250 + 400 = 5050

300 + 2.800

John Graves wood act 15

Marshfield Postoffice by Thomas Green

125 + 60 = 185

Franklin Poseland

Franklin Joselanel

Mary Mary